The Cuban Revolution
There are many noticeable differences between a developing and a developed country. Many of these differences come from the history of their social, political, economic, cultural, historical, geographical factors, and international relations. According the UN “a developing country is a country with a relatively low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI)” (Educational Pathways International). This means that developing countries lack the basic needs such as water, education, work, food and housing which affect life expectancy. Cuba is a perfect example of a developing country who is struggling with their housing, jobs, and all the basic needs except for education but is expected to
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During World War 1 Cuba’s economy sky rocketed after sugar production increased in Europe, but this boom was short lived by the crazy fluctuation of prices. This collapse only lead to more suffering after the collapse elections began to become rigid and administrators began to become corrupt. In 1933 a new era of relations with the United States of America under the leadership of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldiva with Franklin D. Roosevelt. But economic problems continued due to the American ownership of the sugar mills even though the tariff rulings were changed to Cuba’s …show more content…
This lead to the alliance with the Soviet Union and when the USSR began to build missiles on the islands which lead to the Cuban missile crisis which was aborted after President Kennedy demanded the dismantlement of the missiles and the Soviet Premier agreed. During this period other relationships began to deteriorate with Cuba especially among Latin American countries because of their frank intent to cause revolutions in those countries. But in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s Cuba’s government policies began to change and started making relationships with less developed countries and helped re-organize their systems and policies. Most of the people that opposed Fidel Castro left Cuba during 1965-1971, it was reported that over 250,000 people left, and in 1981 when people tried leaving in the 80’s Cuba had to stop the expeditions because of the significant problem it would cause on the
During World War 1 Cuba’s economy sky rocketed after sugar production increased in Europe, but this boom was short lived by the crazy fluctuation of prices. This collapse only lead to more suffering after the collapse elections began to become rigid and administrators began to become corrupt. In 1933 a new era of relations with the United States of America under the leadership of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldiva with Franklin D. Roosevelt. But economic problems continued due to the American ownership of the sugar mills even though the tariff rulings were changed to Cuba’s …show more content…
This lead to the alliance with the Soviet Union and when the USSR began to build missiles on the islands which lead to the Cuban missile crisis which was aborted after President Kennedy demanded the dismantlement of the missiles and the Soviet Premier agreed. During this period other relationships began to deteriorate with Cuba especially among Latin American countries because of their frank intent to cause revolutions in those countries. But in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s Cuba’s government policies began to change and started making relationships with less developed countries and helped re-organize their systems and policies. Most of the people that opposed Fidel Castro left Cuba during 1965-1971, it was reported that over 250,000 people left, and in 1981 when people tried leaving in the 80’s Cuba had to stop the expeditions because of the significant problem it would cause on the